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in the taliban support them. but they were still a very, very powerful faction. perhaps the most powerful in terms of -- of security. so a very large segment of the taliban will be shamed that this happened. they hosted this important figure with whom they had a relationship going back many, many years and he was killed in their territory. you know the taliban released a statement after a drone strike this weekend -- it seems to be the same drone strike. they didn't say who the target was at the time, and they called it a violation of their sovereignty against international norms. and they said that it could close the doors for future cooperation and opportunities. so in a way the response was a rejection but fairly measured when you look at other statements from the taliban. so they were angry. they're saying it's going to close the door for other cooperation and it's a problem, but they weren't threatening to burn down the white house or carry out an attack like this. but there will certainly be elements within
in the taliban support them. but they were still a very, very powerful faction. perhaps the most powerful in terms of -- of security. so a very large segment of the taliban will be shamed that this happened. they hosted this important figure with whom they had a relationship going back many, many years and he was killed in their territory. you know the taliban released a statement after a drone strike this weekend -- it seems to be the same drone strike. they didn't say who the target was at...
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troops withdrew from the country, after the taliban drove him out. and, i met taliban leaders. and they believed that what happened was a miracle, but they were given this victory because of a gift from god, that they were untouchable. you could look in their eyes, if you ever noticed, a lot of american reporters were going around with the taliban, there was no hostility. they were not just proud of what they had done, and wanted to show it off, they believed that this was a miracle, and that it was their duty to show the world got actions on earth. so, when you have that kind of mentality, you are not really intimidated by what the u.s. is threatening to do. you say, well, we've gone through hard times in the past, and look where our faith brought us. so, they have ayman al-zawahiri in the country, near the presidential palace for months. the fact that the u.s. got him shows the u.s. still has very good intelligence there, still was able to get informants, who are able to establish a pattern of life inside the building. but overtime, will those informants continue to be as goo
troops withdrew from the country, after the taliban drove him out. and, i met taliban leaders. and they believed that what happened was a miracle, but they were given this victory because of a gift from god, that they were untouchable. you could look in their eyes, if you ever noticed, a lot of american reporters were going around with the taliban, there was no hostility. they were not just proud of what they had done, and wanted to show it off, they believed that this was a miracle, and that...
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in getting the taliban to himself, in debting the taliban to himself, and two days laider, laid down hell on the united states of america on september 11th, 2001, in pennsylvania, and new york city and the pentagon. this was the first wanted poster put out for aman al-zawahiri from 9/11,hi october 2001, week after the attack, the reward for information leading to his capture at $5g million, that would soon quintuple to $25 milliono reward. theio largest reward offered fo anyonela on earth. after u.s. navy seal mission in 2001 took out osama bin laden, zawahiri became the head of al qaeda, and at that point, he became literallya, the most wand terrorist on the fbi's list of most wanted terrorists. and you can see if you look at the twon different wanted posters,er you can see that ove 20 yearsan plus, while the rewa did go up, you know, they didn't change the photo of him, they didn't change muchan about what they knew about him, or how to advise people to find him, but tonight, there is an update, tonight, they have updated the poster at long last. this was just changed this evening
in getting the taliban to himself, in debting the taliban to himself, and two days laider, laid down hell on the united states of america on september 11th, 2001, in pennsylvania, and new york city and the pentagon. this was the first wanted poster put out for aman al-zawahiri from 9/11,hi october 2001, week after the attack, the reward for information leading to his capture at $5g million, that would soon quintuple to $25 milliono reward. theio largest reward offered fo anyonela on earth....
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we killed a lot of taliban people. took over the country, turned it over to karzai's crowd, and basically we continued to fight our soldiers over there right through this moment. we are killing taliban if they're coming at us. they're killing us if they get their chance. we're giving five of the most dangerous call pan people back in exchange for a soldier who walked intost by leaving his post. does it make sense? >> it makes sense to me, in my mind as a former marine, we leave no man behind. we don't call fie that. didn't he leave his unit behind? >> he was still a u.s. soldier. he was still a u.s. citizen and we don't needive leave him behind. what happens when he comes home after he's medically discharged and we're able to assess what happened to him? then maybe. just maybe there are charges. i think five years with taliban is probably painful enough. >> that's your judgment. >> he left his uniform behind, his rifle behind and he told people if he didn't like the mission he was headed to pakistan. what was he doing?
we killed a lot of taliban people. took over the country, turned it over to karzai's crowd, and basically we continued to fight our soldiers over there right through this moment. we are killing taliban if they're coming at us. they're killing us if they get their chance. we're giving five of the most dangerous call pan people back in exchange for a soldier who walked intost by leaving his post. does it make sense? >> it makes sense to me, in my mind as a former marine, we leave no man...
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and taliban commander, that is this auj he not in carrying out this rain. also. that's what is contributing and driving the sense of war fatigue and war on ease. this agreement does lock these two nations together. essentially, we're engaged to be engaged all the way to 24. the trajectory of success or lack thereof winds to mere 48-hour assessment of this let me just show that. you're not going to. the. we've gotten involved in urinating in dead soldiers on the other side, or we is a the. what's to stop those instances from occurring on a nearly basis for the next ten years at every to light a den denominator, if you will, for a real. there was after. we're still on a pacific timeline. nn wub from a u.s. league to an afghan league in the so the footprint in the united states is going to be much smaller militarily, so let's go by the numbers. the types of forces we're going to have there are going to be counterterrorism, more of the elite group of folks, number one. and number two, you're just not going to see in -- hundreds of united states toorps overly. they've
and taliban commander, that is this auj he not in carrying out this rain. also. that's what is contributing and driving the sense of war fatigue and war on ease. this agreement does lock these two nations together. essentially, we're engaged to be engaged all the way to 24. the trajectory of success or lack thereof winds to mere 48-hour assessment of this let me just show that. you're not going to. the. we've gotten involved in urinating in dead soldiers on the other side, or we is a the....
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held in captivity for five years before being released last year involving tex change of five senior taliban commanders from guantanamo bay. >> reporter: nearly six years ago bowe bergdahl walked off his outpost and into the hands of the taliban. he was charged with desertion. >> desertion with intent to shirk duty. >> reporter: he also faces a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers. maximum penalty life in prison. >> i think it's he's very lucky that they're not talking about firing squad and death penalty for him. >> reporter: during his five years in cap tift he appeared in hostage videos forced to condemn the war in afghanistan. >> you're not fighting stupid people. you're fighting very smart people who know exactly how to kill us. >> reporter: in may of last year he was released in a controversial prisoner swap. the obama administration agreed to release five high value prisons from guantanamo bay in exchange for the soldier. upon his release his parents appeared in the rose garden with president obama. little comfort to theparents to lost their son and claim he w
held in captivity for five years before being released last year involving tex change of five senior taliban commanders from guantanamo bay. >> reporter: nearly six years ago bowe bergdahl walked off his outpost and into the hands of the taliban. he was charged with desertion. >> desertion with intent to shirk duty. >> reporter: he also faces a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers. maximum penalty life in prison. >> i think it's he's very lucky...
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it was quite obvious that, if you like, american chose the taliban as a successor regime. and i think that lead to the way that the afghan army broke down and afghan governors made deals with the taliban and they left in such a way, et cetera, et cetera. it was not unexpected that what happened would happen. but i must say, you know, i'm very disappointed and shocked at how it happened. and the scramble to the airport, and kabul by thousands of people. without preparing, and order, and so on. it was unacceptable. and leaving behind, of course, not only national but people that worked with america. your government is having to deal with it on a constant basis. and for us, we saw the soviet withdrawal in 1989. which was much more orderly in those days. i must say the soviets were equally afraid. their withdrawal would be done in a less orderly manner than it happened. >> i have to ask you about subsequent events as well in your country. you mentioned that -- you acknowledged kishogi, and the cia concluded that the crown prince has responsibility for that brutal murder, that
it was quite obvious that, if you like, american chose the taliban as a successor regime. and i think that lead to the way that the afghan army broke down and afghan governors made deals with the taliban and they left in such a way, et cetera, et cetera. it was not unexpected that what happened would happen. but i must say, you know, i'm very disappointed and shocked at how it happened. and the scramble to the airport, and kabul by thousands of people. without preparing, and order, and so on....
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the taliban released a statement on wednesday. they want to flee from afghanistan just as they turn tail and ran from vietnam. when america faced utter destruction in vietnam, they came up with the formula declare victory and run and want to utilize the formula of transfer security and run here in afghanistan. what do you make of that? >> wow. >> yeah. >> taliban has a p.r. shop. who knew? >> who knew? >> the taliban. >> where is it written that the united states in its adventures abroad has to acquire such perplexing enemies and really irritating allies, like president karzai? >> as well. >> here's a guy who is coming to washington to ask for certain things, and he is saying you caused all this corruption here. you know, he is something of a -- we did pour billions of dollars in there. there was probably insufficient supervision of what they were doing with our money but really he has been sort of an irritant for 11 years, and he is about to exit. things will change. >> maggie, in terms of sort of anything that might have biparti
the taliban released a statement on wednesday. they want to flee from afghanistan just as they turn tail and ran from vietnam. when america faced utter destruction in vietnam, they came up with the formula declare victory and run and want to utilize the formula of transfer security and run here in afghanistan. what do you make of that? >> wow. >> yeah. >> taliban has a p.r. shop. who knew? >> who knew? >> the taliban. >> where is it written that the united...
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should we just let the taliban occupy? we're talking about the thing identified from the problem of a counterterrorism perspective is that afghanistan was able to give sanctuary to al qaeda, so what should we do if this is the wrong policy, should we invade? this is the question i myself get asked, it's a question right now people are asking the television angrily. >> first of all, this is not a targeted killing program, it's just a killing program. it's a bombing campaign that's happening right now. it's indiscriminate killing. over 4,700 people by some counts have been killed. latest reports, papers released show that actually we're not, the u.s., is not just killing al qaeda and associated forces, they actually don't know who they are killing in many of these situations. and the second thing i would say, you cannot kill your way out of a political situation. this is a political predicament, it demands political solutions. this is an absolutely shameful policy that's being, you know, set forth. >> are there political sol
should we just let the taliban occupy? we're talking about the thing identified from the problem of a counterterrorism perspective is that afghanistan was able to give sanctuary to al qaeda, so what should we do if this is the wrong policy, should we invade? this is the question i myself get asked, it's a question right now people are asking the television angrily. >> first of all, this is not a targeted killing program, it's just a killing program. it's a bombing campaign that's...
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is colluding with the taliban. in terms of having a regional actor in place who is going to at least if not advance american interests, have some amount of a positive diplomatic relationship with us, that wouldn't seem to bode very well. >> these comments are outrageous. and they're completely inaccurate and absurd. and if i were a u.s. service member in kabul or helmand province, i would be offended. we didn't go to afghanistan for hamid karzai. i think what's happening here is their whole set of sovereignty issues, including the transfer of aid to a detention facility, to the afghans that he is upset about because it's not necessarily going his way and he lashes out. so for all of karzai's weaknesses, he's actually a very good afghan politician and he you know, uses the u.s. for a foil from time to time. it's infuriating. >> wes, as a former serviceman. we tog about the legacy of these wars and i will point out the cost, the war, $470 billion spent. nearly 2100 americans killed, 18,000 americans wounded. dexter f
is colluding with the taliban. in terms of having a regional actor in place who is going to at least if not advance american interests, have some amount of a positive diplomatic relationship with us, that wouldn't seem to bode very well. >> these comments are outrageous. and they're completely inaccurate and absurd. and if i were a u.s. service member in kabul or helmand province, i would be offended. we didn't go to afghanistan for hamid karzai. i think what's happening here is their...
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bowe bergdahl already did five years in captivity in taliban custody. if he's court-martialed on the desertion charges, he's facing up to five years in prison on that count. the misbehavior count, he could face up to life in prison. even though our congress will do almost anything to avoid talking about the war in afghanistan, now in year 14, the political firestorm that erupted after bowe bergdahl was rescued last year is anything to go by, congress will at least have to talk about afghanistan as sort of a factor for that story while they try to score partisan political points on the issue of getting bowe bergdahl freed. are and on top of all that, and simultaneous to all that, congress has to consider the budget that is put forward by the republican leadership in both the house and the senate which may have two really interesting consequences for what we're doing on national security and the great lengths we go to to never talk about it as a country. the first is that the republican budgets are entertaining the idea of going back to the bush/cheney pr
bowe bergdahl already did five years in captivity in taliban custody. if he's court-martialed on the desertion charges, he's facing up to five years in prison on that count. the misbehavior count, he could face up to life in prison. even though our congress will do almost anything to avoid talking about the war in afghanistan, now in year 14, the political firestorm that erupted after bowe bergdahl was rescued last year is anything to go by, congress will at least have to talk about afghanistan...
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and also among the taliban i would say, there are divisions in the taliban between senior leaders who are perhaps more interested in negotiating for peace and the younger generation who are much more hard line. >> of course, while we focus so much on afghanistan, and that will be the focus of the nato meeting in the military sense, what american leaders, what the cia and the pentagon are both very excited about frankly is the progress they think they're making in yemen with the cooperation of leaders in yemen of the political leadership now that will president sol lay is out and they are picking off what they claim are the al qaeda and the arabian peninsula leaders. >> right, but these are covert wars that don't exist initially. this is the cia, not the pentagon. that is where a lot of the action is right now. there's a discussion now about whether the administration should be talking more openly about what everybody knows away. >> elizabeth bumiller, thank you very much. up next, the facebook payoff. the social network officially makes its public debut on wall street. plus, bono's ca
and also among the taliban i would say, there are divisions in the taliban between senior leaders who are perhaps more interested in negotiating for peace and the younger generation who are much more hard line. >> of course, while we focus so much on afghanistan, and that will be the focus of the nato meeting in the military sense, what american leaders, what the cia and the pentagon are both very excited about frankly is the progress they think they're making in yemen with the...
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a spokesperson for the taliban says the group's priority is to kidnap the prince. but if they cannot they will eliminate him. he began a four-month tour flying apache helicopters in afghanistan last week. u.s. officials handed over formal control of the prison to the afghan government. it's located just outside of kabul holds thousands of taliban and other terror systems. the prison was all the site where hundreds of korans were burned by american forces triggers violent protests we witnessed. this prison transfer comes as the united states prepares to commemorate 9/11 and as the war in afghanistan is an issue in the presidential race. joining me now is evan coleman. we say it's an issue in the presidential race. actually, you know the headline out of the past two weeks. mitt romney did not mention afghanistan in his big speech. his people said he gave the speech the day before right before that. with that said, are you surprised we're not talking about afghanistan more as it relates to it? >> i'm not. it's politically unpopular. no candidate wants to get up and sa
a spokesperson for the taliban says the group's priority is to kidnap the prince. but if they cannot they will eliminate him. he began a four-month tour flying apache helicopters in afghanistan last week. u.s. officials handed over formal control of the prison to the afghan government. it's located just outside of kabul holds thousands of taliban and other terror systems. the prison was all the site where hundreds of korans were burned by american forces triggers violent protests we witnessed....
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an american mother saved along with her family after being held by the taliban for five years. but her husband's actions are raising a lot of questions today and a lot of ire from kaitlyn coleman's father. >> what i can say is i'm taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place. to me and the kind of person i am, it's unconscionable. >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president trump is expected to overrule some of his top foreign policy advisers and move to decertify the iran nuclear deal negotiated by the obama administration. but he will not follow his initial instinct to withdraw from the deal altogether. in a compromise crafted by his national security adviser, mr. trump will pass the buck to a reluctant congress, hoping that congress will pass legislation to toughen sanctions on iran for its non-nuclear behavior, including its ballistic missile program and support for terrorism in the region. critics, including america's closest allies in europe, say even this compromise will isolate the u.s. and strengthen russia and china, as well as signalling to n
an american mother saved along with her family after being held by the taliban for five years. but her husband's actions are raising a lot of questions today and a lot of ire from kaitlyn coleman's father. >> what i can say is i'm taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place. to me and the kind of person i am, it's unconscionable. >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president trump is expected to overrule some of his top foreign policy advisers and move to...
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there's a big difference between al qaeda and the taliban. do you really think we are making -- i don't mean to press you here. but do you really believe we are making lasting gains against the taliban when we all know the second we leave, whether it's 2012 or 2022 the pashtun, whether they call themselves the taliban or something else, the same people that were fighting the alexander the great will be right back? >> no. but i'm glad you are pressing the issue, because it's important that we distinguish between al qaeda and the taliban. and that's -- and the part of the problem we've had thus far is there's been a slow roll back. this moving of the goal post as to what is our mission over there, what's the reason we are over there. >> it's getting rid of al qaeda. it's not getting rid of the taliban. >> that's right. it's getting rid of al qaeda. but the problem is what we have started to see is the longer distinguished mission about getting rid of the taliban and establishing a new government in afghanistan. that's the problem. militarily, w
there's a big difference between al qaeda and the taliban. do you really think we are making -- i don't mean to press you here. but do you really believe we are making lasting gains against the taliban when we all know the second we leave, whether it's 2012 or 2022 the pashtun, whether they call themselves the taliban or something else, the same people that were fighting the alexander the great will be right back? >> no. but i'm glad you are pressing the issue, because it's important that...
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a prisoner exchange with the taliban as well to gain the release of an army sergeant. meanwhile, u.s.-led forces have officially handed over the reigns in afghanistan. president karzai made the announcement earlier but just miles away, become detonated killing three civilians. more than a hundred thousand demonstrators in brazil are protesting pour transportation, health services, and education. those massive protests started with a bus hike in brazil and sparked several clashes with police as well. >>> still ahead, later today, the house will take up a sweeping and controversial abortion bill by republican franks but he will not lead the charge. coming up, i'll talk to the woman who will. congressman marcia blackburn is standing by. that lead to today's big question. will the 20-week abortion ban. will that bill cost the gop with women? weigh in on twitter or facebook. [ stewart ] we've never cooked anything like this before. [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mix & match. combine any 2 from a wide variety of 7 exciting choices on one plate. all for
a prisoner exchange with the taliban as well to gain the release of an army sergeant. meanwhile, u.s.-led forces have officially handed over the reigns in afghanistan. president karzai made the announcement earlier but just miles away, become detonated killing three civilians. more than a hundred thousand demonstrators in brazil are protesting pour transportation, health services, and education. those massive protests started with a bus hike in brazil and sparked several clashes with police as...
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the freed taliban prisoner is flying from the u.s. military hospital in germany to the burk army medical center in san antonio, texas, and is expected to arrive some time after midnight. but a homecoming awaiting him. bergdahl has been called without any definitive evidence thus far, a deserter, a traitor, possibly a jihadi in the formulation of one fox news headline. this is what he will wake up to tomorrow after five years of being held by the taliban, in what we can only imagine to be horrific circumstances. much of the anger directed at bowe bergdahl from pundits and demagogues isn't actually at bowe bergdahl, it is anger at this long period of war and what the end of it looks like. what the end looks like is five taliban commanders heading back to qatar and eventually back to afghanistan, as the u.s. prepares to end its combat mission. what the end of this period of war looks like today are scenes in iraq, a country that may be disintegrating before our very eyes again. this is what is happening in iraq right now. hundreds of tho
the freed taliban prisoner is flying from the u.s. military hospital in germany to the burk army medical center in san antonio, texas, and is expected to arrive some time after midnight. but a homecoming awaiting him. bergdahl has been called without any definitive evidence thus far, a deserter, a traitor, possibly a jihadi in the formulation of one fox news headline. this is what he will wake up to tomorrow after five years of being held by the taliban, in what we can only imagine to be...
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like the taliban in afghanistan, running the country doesn't take the taliban necessarily more moderate. it's the same when i.s.i.s. controlled territory. it's the same in gaza with hamas responding the territory. we have to respond. they started it. we will end it and we will end it on our terms. >> would you put a pause on ending it, whatever that turns out to be, until you find the hostages? >> if we were to do so, that would give hamas a guarantee that they don't face a counterstrike. that would be a mistake. so we have to have two parallel goals. one is to hit back hard at hamas to make them pay a price for their atrocious, horrific, barbaric behavior. at the same time, do everything we can to free the hostages. it's a dilemma. it's difficult. but we will pursue in parallel those policy goals. >> u.s. and israeli official officials were saying yesterday they saw no link to iran other than years of supporting, training hamas. there would be no hamas without iran. that's very clear. in terms of "the wall street journal" report, of a green light, an order, a plot that basically came f
like the taliban in afghanistan, running the country doesn't take the taliban necessarily more moderate. it's the same when i.s.i.s. controlled territory. it's the same in gaza with hamas responding the territory. we have to respond. they started it. we will end it and we will end it on our terms. >> would you put a pause on ending it, whatever that turns out to be, until you find the hostages? >> if we were to do so, that would give hamas a guarantee that they don't face a...
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the doomsday scenario not even being the takeover by the taliban, but what happened before the taliban, which is all-out militia warfare. there are people who believe that will happen. i happen to think maybe it's wishful thinking, but i happen to think it won't, hopefully. in that the parties that are involved in the civil wars hopefully have learned important lessons about the benefits of peace. the benefits of a peaceful country. but certainly the boogeyman that every afghan in afghanistan is terrified of. is a return to the chaos, the rampant violence with impunity of the 1990s. >> women business leaders who are extraordinary, they are very worried about the fragility about the legal rights that they have won. >> yeah, they are. >> in this intervention. things for women in afghanistan have improved. i think if you were to go to a remote village, say in the south of afghanistan, you wouldn't know what year it is, it could still be 1999 or it could be 1950. so things haven't changed all that much. but i think in the urban regions, like kabul and herat things have improved. women, the
the doomsday scenario not even being the takeover by the taliban, but what happened before the taliban, which is all-out militia warfare. there are people who believe that will happen. i happen to think maybe it's wishful thinking, but i happen to think it won't, hopefully. in that the parties that are involved in the civil wars hopefully have learned important lessons about the benefits of peace. the benefits of a peaceful country. but certainly the boogeyman that every afghan in afghanistan...
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afghanistan is a corrupt state that many believe will once again fall to the taliban sooner or later. it is only marginally better than pakistan yemen, the fight of our most intense target killings after pakistan has now become essentially a failed state, one that also houses the strongest al qaeda affiliate in the world, and iraq houses the most monstrous person in the taliban. and more beheadings there. insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. so at what point do we say that the u.s. has been for 14 years without cessation is not working? joining us is the professor of the howard university of school of law. colonel you were in the middle of it in guantanamo you saw the way the sort of initial structure in guantanamo developed. it is amazing after 14 years we didn't do enough of it. >> it is a sad chapter in our nation's history that has gone on far too long. and again you have the crowd on fox news that acts on feeling and the facts are, we wasted $5 million at guantanamo. you may have seen today, we've only had seven trials on
afghanistan is a corrupt state that many believe will once again fall to the taliban sooner or later. it is only marginally better than pakistan yemen, the fight of our most intense target killings after pakistan has now become essentially a failed state, one that also houses the strongest al qaeda affiliate in the world, and iraq houses the most monstrous person in the taliban. and more beheadings there. insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different...
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bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind of amazing, it seems they really want to kill everyone, not just the leaders. even osama bin laden toward the end of his life was increasingly concerned about drone attacks decimating his rank and file. in a 2010 memo, he advised his men, to, quote, leave the pakistani tribal regions where the drone strikes have been overwhelmingly concentrated. that brings us back to libya. today, commercial airspace in benghazi was shut down as drone aircraft flew over the city. a libyan official told "reuters," two american drones flew over benghazi last night with knowledge of the libyan authorities. they were visible to the eye and came under attack by anti-aircraft weapon used by armed militias. this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies and it's ta
bush, about 25% of targets were al qaeda leaders. 40% were taliban targets. under president obama, those numbers are 8% and 50%. an unnamed pakistani militant told a "new york times" reporter in 2010, i think this quote is kind of amazing, it seems they really want to kill everyone, not just the leaders. even osama bin laden toward the end of his life was increasingly concerned about drone attacks decimating his rank and file. in a 2010 memo, he advised his men, to, quote, leave the...
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he's already been in the hands of taliban for five years. having said that most of this came out as a result of platoon members, of his platoon, who were the first ones to reveal that he had potentially deserted. we heard from their parents. we heard from the parents of people who believe that their loved ones died as a result of searching for sergeant bergdahl. so the question is what happens next and what is the appropriate punishment punishment? obviously you're sending a message about what happened here. >> yeah. well, i think first of all, important to remember that there's an article 32 hearing, grand jury proceeding yet to happen. we won't know until that's done whether ultimately he will go to court under what charges. then there will be guilt or innocence determined under uniform code military justice. we shouldn't presume an outcome of that either. and then finally, if convicted on any of these charges, they will sort out the appropriate punishment. and it's unlikely i agree with you, after five years being hammered by the taliban
he's already been in the hands of taliban for five years. having said that most of this came out as a result of platoon members, of his platoon, who were the first ones to reveal that he had potentially deserted. we heard from their parents. we heard from the parents of people who believe that their loved ones died as a result of searching for sergeant bergdahl. so the question is what happens next and what is the appropriate punishment punishment? obviously you're sending a message about what...
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and under taliban rule women had no rights. their rights were restored with the new afghan constitution after the american battles but there's a lot of concern, isn't there, if the taliban do take over after an american withdrawal, that they would not remain committed to women's rights? >> yes, i think that's a very valid concern. it's -- it's a concern that i think that the afghan government acknowledges that there is going to have to be a balancing act in bringing in elements that are certainly going to be hard line but at the same time keeping the course in terms of gains that have been achieved. the hope and expectation is that the country has changed tremendously in the last 12 years. the gains that women have made is supported by broad swath of the population and that is -- that xmekt expectation is ultimately the taliban is going to have to reconcile with the fact that this is no longer the country that they ruled over to 12 or 13 years ago. >> president ghani's visit was by all -- dinner at the state department i did an
and under taliban rule women had no rights. their rights were restored with the new afghan constitution after the american battles but there's a lot of concern, isn't there, if the taliban do take over after an american withdrawal, that they would not remain committed to women's rights? >> yes, i think that's a very valid concern. it's -- it's a concern that i think that the afghan government acknowledges that there is going to have to be a balancing act in bringing in elements that are...
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under domestic law and international law the united states is at war with al qaeda, the taliban, and their associated forces. we are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many americans as they could if we did not stop them first. so this is a just war. a war waged proportionately in last resort and in self-defense. and yet as our fight enters a new phase, america's legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion. to say a military tactic is legal or even effective is not to say it is wise or moral in every instance. for the same progress that gives us the technology to strike half a world away also demands the discipline to could not strain that power or risk abusing it. that's why over the last four years, my administration has worked vigorously to establish a framework that governs our use of force against terrorists. insissing upon clear guidelines, oversight and accountability that is now codified in presidential policy guidance that i signed yesterday. in the afghan war theater, we must and will continue to support our troops until the tr
under domestic law and international law the united states is at war with al qaeda, the taliban, and their associated forces. we are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many americans as they could if we did not stop them first. so this is a just war. a war waged proportionately in last resort and in self-defense. and yet as our fight enters a new phase, america's legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion. to say a military tactic is legal or even...
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they support the taliban. they house the taliban in their country, which then goes over into afghanistan border and attacks u.s. troops. so this is going to be a speech i think >> do you think it's fair to characterize the interests of saudi arabia with the democrats? right now the democrats feel that the administration is based on complete deception of russian collusion and -- >> i'm doing the comparison as working together with different beliefs, meaning, you know, the human rights issues, meaning women's rights and oppression. you know, they're so vastly different. looking at what the democrats believe in. looking at what a lot of the democrats -- you know, the feelings towards health care, feelings towards taxes. and looking at the very divided differences among the party and among you know, let's just say saudi arabia. not comparing the two, not saying that the democrats are just like saudi arabia, but i'm trying to say that, you know, trump has a very difficult task until trying to navigate around people
they support the taliban. they house the taliban in their country, which then goes over into afghanistan border and attacks u.s. troops. so this is going to be a speech i think >> do you think it's fair to characterize the interests of saudi arabia with the democrats? right now the democrats feel that the administration is based on complete deception of russian collusion and -- >> i'm doing the comparison as working together with different beliefs, meaning, you know, the human...
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this was not taliban and it was not al qaeda or pakistan, taliban. this was another islamic terror group we understand. what is the future for afghanistan as we withdraw? >> well it's going to be difficult for afghanistan to survive as a quote in a form of democracy that we've been promoting. i think the question will be, how many troops are we going to leave behind. if it's not at a certain level, then i think congress will say, mr. president we have to get out altogether. much will determine, be determined by the president saying how many he wants to leave behind and how many congress say is acceptable. i think the smaller the number, the less likely we'll have any there. in any event it will be very difficult to sustain the gains we have made to date and that's just unfortunately the situation we face. and we haven't seen enough of at seen enough of a transition to the the bulk. >> it tells us there was an interagency rivalry going on. what was described to me as a knife fight between the state department and the cia. and there are internal proble
this was not taliban and it was not al qaeda or pakistan, taliban. this was another islamic terror group we understand. what is the future for afghanistan as we withdraw? >> well it's going to be difficult for afghanistan to survive as a quote in a form of democracy that we've been promoting. i think the question will be, how many troops are we going to leave behind. if it's not at a certain level, then i think congress will say, mr. president we have to get out altogether. much will...
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afghanistan where shortly before i visited one time the embassy had been under brutal assault by the taliban for hours. i am very well aware of the dangers that are faced by our diplomats and our development professionals. there was never a recommendation from chris stevens or anyone else to close benghazi. sitting here in the comfort of this room it is easy to say somebody should have stood up and said do that. that was not the case. it is a very difficult choice with respect to any of these facilities given the level of threat and instability that we confront around the world today. and it's deeply distressing when any of our facilities or our personnel are in danger. and we do and have done the best we can and i think we can do better which is why i implemented all of the recommendations which we have barely talked about. those were essential in trying to improve and better position and prepare and respond. that's what we tried to do. i find it deeply saddening because obviously everyone who knew him and everyone who worked with him including libyans as i said at the very beginning, would
afghanistan where shortly before i visited one time the embassy had been under brutal assault by the taliban for hours. i am very well aware of the dangers that are faced by our diplomats and our development professionals. there was never a recommendation from chris stevens or anyone else to close benghazi. sitting here in the comfort of this room it is easy to say somebody should have stood up and said do that. that was not the case. it is a very difficult choice with respect to any of these...
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taliban. either there say direct hatred of the taliban or people are passionate about them because they feel like they benefited from the taliban rule. that's why when you look at the future of afghanistan, the future of afghanistan without the taliban having some form of say, doesn't really exist. i think that all of the international forces understands that. nato and the u.s. understands that. and even the afghan government understands that. but what that looks like is a thing i think they are wrestling with right now. >> and, chuck todd, we're not going to hear a lot about afghanistan on the campaign trail, are we? because you have the president who is going to keep talking tough. he tripled the number of troops in afghanistan. he has extended the fighting there. and then have you mitt romney who wants him to be even tougher. so this issue is -- i mean, if mitt romney were a traditional conservative, and was talking about bringing the troops home, we'd have a debate. but we're not going to
taliban. either there say direct hatred of the taliban or people are passionate about them because they feel like they benefited from the taliban rule. that's why when you look at the future of afghanistan, the future of afghanistan without the taliban having some form of say, doesn't really exist. i think that all of the international forces understands that. nato and the u.s. understands that. and even the afghan government understands that. but what that looks like is a thing i think they...
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the bigger question has always been the number of taliban terrorists who were returned in exchange for him and whether or not they were secured enough to make sure that they would not return to the battle field. i think that was the main area of concern. i think ultimately we make a commitment that nobody should be left behind. so i think the principle effort to try to get some way to get that individual back was a worthy effort. >> do you think that -- do we have any leverage now to try to get them to keep them under house arrest? that's a very loose term. i've seen the area where they are being held and it is quite luxurious luxurious. >> that was always my concern, going back to when i was secretary and there was discussion about this was the question of whether or not these individuals would be secured enough to make sure they don't return to the battlefield. i think there ought to be a lot of pressure brought on the quaut arryes to make sure they maintain security of these individuals. the danger here is that obviously they could bring their expertise back to the battlefield and t
the bigger question has always been the number of taliban terrorists who were returned in exchange for him and whether or not they were secured enough to make sure that they would not return to the battle field. i think that was the main area of concern. i think ultimately we make a commitment that nobody should be left behind. so i think the principle effort to try to get some way to get that individual back was a worthy effort. >> do you think that -- do we have any leverage now to try...
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by boko haram in nigeria, by taliban in pakistan by al qaeda in paris, by jihadists. this criticism the white house refuses to say the phrase radical islam. why? >> let's be clear. nobody denies these are muslims and muslims who claim their warped view of their ideology is what informed their actions, their hateful ideology in this instance. what we simply don't believe, chuck, is they should somehow be seen as representatives of islam. they are not. it's one of the world's great religions. it's the overwhelming majority of muslims don't abide by this hateful ideology so we ought not give them any kind of belief that somehow they deserve that title. >> i want to switch quickly to the issue of prime minister netanyahu speaking to congress, you weren't informed. a senior american official quoted as saying this in haaretz, there are things you simply don't do. he sat in our face publicly and that's no way to behave. netanyahu ought to remember that president obama has a year and a half left in his presidency and there will be a price. what's the price? >> i don't know wh
by boko haram in nigeria, by taliban in pakistan by al qaeda in paris, by jihadists. this criticism the white house refuses to say the phrase radical islam. why? >> let's be clear. nobody denies these are muslims and muslims who claim their warped view of their ideology is what informed their actions, their hateful ideology in this instance. what we simply don't believe, chuck, is they should somehow be seen as representatives of islam. they are not. it's one of the world's great...
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sergeant bowe bergdahl releasing information on his time as a taliban prisoner after being charged with desertion. jim mick la-- miklaszewski has been on this report. >> in a 13-page letter by the convening authority who charged bergdahl with desertion and endangering his fellow soldiers, eugene fidel, the lawyer writes that bergdahl is a truthful person albeit naive and somewhat realistic, but he points out in this letter that it was proven in some of the evidence that bergdahl himself did not act out of any bad motive. and he raised an interesting defense saying that perhaps bergdahl should be charged only with awol because he was apparently freed from that base only a few hours before he was captured by the taliban. that timing alone would qualify for being awol and not a deserter. and then, of course, there was his time in captivity. the code of military conduct says that as a military person if you are captured, you have to try to escape. both bergdahl himself and his lawyer report that bergdahl attempted to escape at least 12 times. he was mentally and physically tortured, often k
sergeant bowe bergdahl releasing information on his time as a taliban prisoner after being charged with desertion. jim mick la-- miklaszewski has been on this report. >> in a 13-page letter by the convening authority who charged bergdahl with desertion and endangering his fellow soldiers, eugene fidel, the lawyer writes that bergdahl is a truthful person albeit naive and somewhat realistic, but he points out in this letter that it was proven in some of the evidence that bergdahl himself...
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>> yes, al-qaida is the god father of these radical groups and the next step is al shabaab and the taliban and boko haran. and we end with isis. the commonalties they are all hijacking the religion to their own ends and what they are doing is not representative of islam. the commonality is they are angry at the west and america. there is a lot of pain and suffering that mow vaccinates them as well. >> let me play another clip, this is a conversation that you had with a young al-qaida fighter. >> as a fighter for al-qaida, what is your dream? policewoman . >> so we missed the beginning of the translation, our fighters are with americans, we have no enemies on earth other than the americans. as you sit there and listening to that. i was trying to read your face, you practice islam yourself, was it different to hear that? >> yes, it is. having to gone to pakistan my entire life and see a darkness at enters this country over the last ten years post 9/11 and what the taliban and ttp is doing in pakistan is contorting and twisting. it is bad for is slam as it is for r the rest of the world of wh
>> yes, al-qaida is the god father of these radical groups and the next step is al shabaab and the taliban and boko haran. and we end with isis. the commonalties they are all hijacking the religion to their own ends and what they are doing is not representative of islam. the commonality is they are angry at the west and america. there is a lot of pain and suffering that mow vaccinates them as well. >> let me play another clip, this is a conversation that you had with a young...
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it's only marginally better in pakistan with the pakistani taliban remains strong. yemen has now become essentially a failed state. one that also happens to house the strongest al qaeda affiliate in the world. and isis, which is now the most monstrous terror threat since al qaeda. and has terrorized libya with ghastly recent beheadings there. insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. at what point do we say that what the u.s. has been doing for 14 years is not working. former chief prosecutor, military commissions at guantanamo bay, and colonel, you were there in the midst of it. you saw the way the sort of initial structure of the war on terror developed and it's amazing to me that after 14 years the argument is we didn't do enough of it. does that scan to you? >> no, this has been a sad chapter in our nation's history that's gone on for far too long. you have the fox news crowd that acts on feeling and not on fact. this kind of thing plays well with appealing to feeling. we've wasted $5 billion at gun tan mow.
it's only marginally better in pakistan with the pakistani taliban remains strong. yemen has now become essentially a failed state. one that also happens to house the strongest al qaeda affiliate in the world. and isis, which is now the most monstrous terror threat since al qaeda. and has terrorized libya with ghastly recent beheadings there. insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. at what point do we say that what the u.s. has been doing...
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taliban had 500. terrible indictment of the afghan force ability to lead and take control and keep control of their territory. >> absolutely. it will strengthen on one the hand argument the united states staying. we don't have a whole lot to show for it. remember the story that came out in the "new york times" about the sex slaves that could make it much more difficult for the united states to agree to stay. i think you'll see a debate or negotiation between the united states and the afghan government. we'll stay only if certain conditions are met. you've got to to change the way you behave or the united states is not going stay. complicated situation could get more complicated. >> is this a preview of coming attractions? >> this is not a one off given national strength of the taliban. this is so far north suggests just the opposite. i hope it's not the beginning of a trend. the south and east next to pakistan where they have a sanctuary. >> let's move to domestic politics now. hillary clinton's poll
taliban had 500. terrible indictment of the afghan force ability to lead and take control and keep control of their territory. >> absolutely. it will strengthen on one the hand argument the united states staying. we don't have a whole lot to show for it. remember the story that came out in the "new york times" about the sex slaves that could make it much more difficult for the united states to agree to stay. i think you'll see a debate or negotiation between the united states...
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pregnant and a senior afghan police commander who had spent his entire career fighting against the taliban and instead of sorting owning it we got fed bad intelligence, they dug the bullets out of the women's bodies and told their commanding officers that he had stumbled upon an honor killing. the world wouldn't have known about this but for admiral william mcraven, the commander at the time of jsoc showing up in this village, with sheep offering to sacrifice them and give money to the family and a photographer snapped some photos of mcraven on the scene. this wasn't known to the world yet. this was two years before osama bin laden was killed and i started investigating who was this man with a patch on his shoulder and crazy-looking watch that i've never seen before. started to ask people about it and learned that this wassed guy who was running the most secretive force within the u.s. military and from there, we sort of reverse-engineered an history and went back to figure out what they had been doing over the years that we hadn't been paying attention to. >> you hear the story about u.s.
pregnant and a senior afghan police commander who had spent his entire career fighting against the taliban and instead of sorting owning it we got fed bad intelligence, they dug the bullets out of the women's bodies and told their commanding officers that he had stumbled upon an honor killing. the world wouldn't have known about this but for admiral william mcraven, the commander at the time of jsoc showing up in this village, with sheep offering to sacrifice them and give money to the family...
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talking about in the last segment, we failed in afghanistan because back stan never cracked down on the taliban. but it's a good moment. it's good that the president is asking the arab countries to step forward and do something. and this is the moment. it has to happen now. >> we're out of time on this. i need you both back to talk about this. few both for joining me tonight. coming up, a new report tonight that the nfl did indeed have and see the video of inside that elevator where ray rice threw that punch that changed his life. that's coming up. >>> the national organization for women is calling for the resignation of the commissioner of the nfl whose story did not hold up for 24 hours after he told it last night. i'm just comparing car insurance rates at progressive.com. is that where they show the other guys' rates, too? mm-hmm. cool. yeah. hi. final boarding call for flight 294. [ bells ring on sign ] [ vehicle beeping ] who's ready for the garlic festival? this guy! bringing our competitors' rates to you -- now, that's progressive. >>> the associated press is reporting tonight that what
talking about in the last segment, we failed in afghanistan because back stan never cracked down on the taliban. but it's a good moment. it's good that the president is asking the arab countries to step forward and do something. and this is the moment. it has to happen now. >> we're out of time on this. i need you both back to talk about this. few both for joining me tonight. coming up, a new report tonight that the nfl did indeed have and see the video of inside that elevator where ray...
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but primarily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, went to afghanistan to eject the taliban and al qaeda, so we did decimate. i disagree. yes there is terrorism but isis is not al qaeda and they don't have the ability to attack the way al qaeda did. agree with you in that. but other elements in libya, syria and elsewhere, the developments in arab spring weren't about america, so obama idea of hanging back and letting it play outs with exactly right. but where they impact our values, military force has been important. i think it's important tool for commander in chief to deploy, not the only tool. >> you've reported on the region and syria is driving force. but also a war in yemen. should be clear. humanitarian disaster. looking at pictures of children, children starving in yemen. saudis we're arming and allied with and supporting as they bomb civilians taking place against the backdrop of increased escalation in syria. >> we'll see iran condemn the strikes and saudis hail them. going to get worse in yemen and also syrian, we'll see barrel bombs in syria. assad will react. >> retaliation
but primarily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, went to afghanistan to eject the taliban and al qaeda, so we did decimate. i disagree. yes there is terrorism but isis is not al qaeda and they don't have the ability to attack the way al qaeda did. agree with you in that. but other elements in libya, syria and elsewhere, the developments in arab spring weren't about america, so obama idea of hanging back and letting it play outs with exactly right. but where they impact our values, military...
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army sergeant rescued in that surprise prisoner swap with the taliban, charged tonight with desertion by the u.s. military. >> desertion with intent to shurk important or hazardous duty. >> bergdahl faces a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers. >> at the center of the controversy is going to give his first public comments. >> the words said in that chant were mean hateful, and racist. >> he stood surrounded by african-american civic leaders. >> i'll be deeply sorry and asamed for what i've done the rest of my life. >> i love my brother, but i'm my own man. >> apparently there's one texas-sized exception. >> tonight he'll appear with the former president to raise money in texas. >> it's a very difficult balance he's trying to strike. >> obamacare gets its annual physical. >> the president marked the fifth anniversary of his signature legislation. >> we have been promised a lot of things the past five years that didn't turn out to be the base. death panels. >> death panels to boot. >> a serious alternative from republicans in congress. [ laughter ] >> "the new y
army sergeant rescued in that surprise prisoner swap with the taliban, charged tonight with desertion by the u.s. military. >> desertion with intent to shurk important or hazardous duty. >> bergdahl faces a second more serious charge of endangering his fellow soldiers. >> at the center of the controversy is going to give his first public comments. >> the words said in that chant were mean hateful, and racist. >> he stood surrounded by african-american civic...
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. >> can you make peace with the taliban? >> sure. a lot of countries have had internal conflicts and the resolution of that ultimately is the negotiating table. but the gains of the last 13 years, particularly the gains have to be preserved. >> your message to the president when you see him this week? >> first of all, thank you. i like working with president obama because he's deliberate he's principled and tough. but also my message is that we don't want to be a case of charity or a cousin of poor -- a lazy cousin that will always determine. we are determined to put our house in order. >> do you think you can stop the islamic state or isis that terror group from gaining a foothold and capturing territory in afghanistan? >> yes, because of our people. you know how many victims of terror i've had to held in my arms? children playing volleyball. young men and women attending a play in a high school on terror. this is not the way anyone should live. >> afghanistan's new president at blair house on sunday. he said his primary mission in
. >> can you make peace with the taliban? >> sure. a lot of countries have had internal conflicts and the resolution of that ultimately is the negotiating table. but the gains of the last 13 years, particularly the gains have to be preserved. >> your message to the president when you see him this week? >> first of all, thank you. i like working with president obama because he's deliberate he's principled and tough. but also my message is that we don't want to be a case...
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hours from now, army this is what we will wake up to tomorrow, after five years of being held by the taliban. it will only as we can imagine being horrific circumstances. with the anger directed at bowe bergdahl, isn't actually at bowe bergdahl, it is anger at the long period of war and what the end of it looks like. of what the end of it looks like is five taliban commanders taken off the battlefield, and heading back to afghanistan as the u.s. prepares to end its combat mission. at the end of the period of war looks like today are scenes in iraq. a country that may be disintegrating before our eyes -- again. >> reporter: this is what is happening in iraq right now. hundred of thousand of people are fleeing their homes after a sunni militant group seized key towns in northern iraq and pushed on toward baghdad. the militant group goes by the acronym isis, islamic state in ir iraq. isis formed in april last year growing out of al qaeda in iraq. but it is so extreme that al qaeda has now disavowed them. the group which claims to have militants from around the world in its ranks including from
hours from now, army this is what we will wake up to tomorrow, after five years of being held by the taliban. it will only as we can imagine being horrific circumstances. with the anger directed at bowe bergdahl, isn't actually at bowe bergdahl, it is anger at the long period of war and what the end of it looks like. of what the end of it looks like is five taliban commanders taken off the battlefield, and heading back to afghanistan as the u.s. prepares to end its combat mission. at the end of...
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what the source of this virus is, whether we're talking about boko haram or isis or al qaeda or the taliban, all of these have as their source a single sect. the state religious of saudi arabia. as most people know, saudi arabia spent approximately $100 billion over the last 20, 30 years spreading this ideology throughout the world. so we do have a problem within the muslim community but that problem tends to be very much localized within a particular ideology that must be confronted first and foremost by muslims themselves. >> i was going to say, we have had this conversation previously on this show not long ago. i want to get you to react to something you were going to be appearing with ali but i want to read a part of her op ed thursday. she was a former muslim. she writes this. what would you say to her? >> i would is a that she's being too reduckive in her reasoning. it's important to keep in mind when you are dealing with second largest religion in the world with 1.7 billion people, there's no minority demographic group in western society that is placed with more guilt than muss lip s
what the source of this virus is, whether we're talking about boko haram or isis or al qaeda or the taliban, all of these have as their source a single sect. the state religious of saudi arabia. as most people know, saudi arabia spent approximately $100 billion over the last 20, 30 years spreading this ideology throughout the world. so we do have a problem within the muslim community but that problem tends to be very much localized within a particular ideology that must be confronted first and...